Denise Rathbone

Denise Rathbone was born and grew up in Tasmania. She has travelled extensively throughout Europe and Asia. Her initial training and work experience is in social policy analysis, administration and social work practice.  She has had a longtime passion for art and art practice and has recently completed a BFA (Hons) at TCOTA in Hobart. Her main interest is in socially engaged art and her current paintings deal with complex aspects of protest movements – the powershifts, the encounters, the humor, the unexpected.